TRUCKAST vs Material Now
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TRUCKAST
View and track your orders, monitor truck locations in real-time, and communicate directly with dispatch. This business tool streamlines logistics for customers.
- View and track orders
- See truck locations
- Communicate with dispatch
- Real-time updates
- Logistics management
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TRUCKAST allows customers to view and track orders, see truck locations, and communicate with dispatch.
Material Now
This app helps contractors manage concrete and bulk material deliveries, track job site performance, and monitor project status in real time. Field crews can monitor truck movements and communicate with suppliers, while managers can oversee project progress, place orders, and review financials from any device.
- Real-time delivery tracking
- Job site performance monitoring
- Project status updates
- Truck tracking
- Messaging with suppliers
- Financial overview
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Material Now lets contractors track concrete and bulk material deliveries, job site performance, and project status in real time. If you have a smart phone or tablet, you’ll have the updates you need to make informed decisions. Crews in the field can track trucks, exchange messages with materials suppliers, get alerts and avoid problems. Managers can follow project and crew performance, request new orders and check financials – all from a mobile device or online.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: TRUCKAST at 100% against Material Now's 0%. TRUCKAST also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.6) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). Material Now's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 24 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
TRUCKAST holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of TRUCKAST's written reviews are positive against 0% of Material Now's.
TRUCKAST ships an update every 24 months, Material Now fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TRUCKAST | Material Now |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (8 ratings) — better | 3.6 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 24 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 154 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TRUCKAST, Inc. | BCMI Corporation |
Customer experience
TRUCKAST
Material Now
In-app purchases
TRUCKAST
No in-app purchases
Material Now
No in-app purchases
Questions
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